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Infield wants to make open source dependency management trivial


Virtually every application today relies on dozens -- and sometimes hundreds -- of open-source components. Many of those get updated at a rapid clip in

The New York-based company was founded Allison and Steve Pike, who first met at alcohol e-commerce service SevenFifty. All of this is possible because the system constantly scans data from changelogs and Github issues to look for potential problems — which the team then augments with its own database of –often undocumented — incompatibilities. Given its origins, it’s maybe no surprise that the company also continues to offer a more white-glove upgrade service to businesses that want a bit more hands-on help.

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